Niche A Last checked: 2026-10-27

Inner West — council clean-up guide

Inner West residents can book a bulky waste collection for large household items that do not fit in the bins. There are four separate categories — book each category on its own because different trucks collect each stream.

Official clean-up page Make a booking

Before you book, try reuse, donation or sale. Inner West notes that bulky household items and furniture bookings go straight to landfill; other categories are recycled where possible.

The four categories

1. Bulky household items & furniture

Collects: broken furniture and damaged household items; bed frames; used/damaged rugs; broken small appliances.

Does not: metal/whitegoods, branches or mattresses (book those separately); car parts; paint/oils/gas/batteries/fluros/smoke alarms (use a CRC); building materials including asbestos; household garbage; items two people cannot lift.

2. Branches

Collects: tree branches bundled and tied; real Christmas trees bundled and tied (max 1 m length, 10 cm diameter).

Does not: stumps, dirt, bagged leaves, rocks, rubble, hoses, general garbage, timber offcuts.

3. Metal and whitegoods

Collects: BBQs, stoves, microwaves, fridges/freezers, washers/dryers, hot water systems, guttering and single-sheet galvanised iron (max 1.8 m), metal bed frames, electric/gas heaters.

Does not: car parts; problem waste (CRC); building materials/asbestos; recyclables; rubble; polystyrene; oil heaters (Chemical CleanOut / e-waste events).

4. Mattresses

Collects: mattresses, ensemble bases, futons (sent for recycling via Soft Landing / Mattress Recycler).

Does not: sofa beds, metal or timber bed frames, pillows, air mattresses.

Limits, fees and presentation

Limit: no more than 2 cubic metres per collection (about 2 m × 1 m × 1 m).
Extra collection fee (official page conflict — do not rely on one figure): The same Inner West clean-up page currently shows $183.50 in the Terms and conditions (extra collection of up to 2 m³, bulky household items and furniture category only) and $150 in FAQ #5 (re-book and pay for an additional 2 cubic metres). Confirm the current fee on the booking portal before paying — live Inner West clean-up page.
Write your booking reference on paper and place it on the pile.
Place items neatly on the street the evening before collection (not inside the property). Do not block the footpath.
Remove doors and locks from refrigerators.
Change or cancel at least 48 hours before the collection date.
Service is for properties paying the domestic waste management charge.

Items put out too early may be treated as illegal dumping. Wrong category = left behind; re-book the correct stream.

Asbestos & problem waste. Building materials including asbestos are not collected. Paint, oils, gas cylinders, batteries, fluorescent lamps and smoke alarms belong at a Community Recycling Centre (Inner West CRCs open weekends), not on the kerb.

Source: innerwest.nsw.gov.au — Council clean-up (page last updated 14 Oct 2026 on council site). Last checked 2026-10-27.